لطافة

Arabic

Root
ل ط ف (l ṭ f)
6 terms

Etymology

Verbal noun of لَطُفَ (laṭufa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la.tˤaː.fa/

Noun

لَطَافَة • (laṭāfa) f (plural لَطَافَات (laṭāfāt))

1. thinness, fineness, delicacy
2. gracefulness, loveliness, charm
3. kindness, benevolence, politeness
4. friendliness
5. intellectual refinement, sophistication
6. suavity, urbaneness

Declension

Declension of noun لَطَافَة (laṭāfa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	لَطَافَة laṭāfa	اللَّطَافَة al-laṭāfa	لَطَافَة laṭāfat
Nominative	لَطَافَةٌ laṭāfatun	اللَّطَافَةُ al-laṭāfatu	لَطَافَةُ laṭāfatu
Accusative	لَطَافَةً laṭāfatan	اللَّطَافَةَ al-laṭāfata	لَطَافَةَ laṭāfata
Genitive	لَطَافَةٍ laṭāfatin	اللَّطَافَةِ al-laṭāfati	لَطَافَةِ laṭāfati

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: lətafət, Lətafət
• → Ottoman Turkish: لطافت

  → Turkish: letafet, Letafet

• → Uyghur: لاتاپەت (latapet)
• → Uzbek: latofat

References

• Wehr, Hans (1960) “لطافة”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 3rd edition, Ithaca, NY: Otto Harrassowitz